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1. Well at least one of the residents was lively – the rest look like they had been well medicated for the event. Sorry to hear you had to head home early though…

2. That is amazing Nick. I didn’t know you were so close to it. It’s a shame you were defeated.

   1. If you look again at this video, in the second view, you can clearly see the beautiful trees that lined the street, blocking the view of the hospital… all but a memory now. 🙁

3. A very interesting and thorough post, very well presented. I didn’t realise you lived opposite a mental hospital. I f i ever came over at least I have somewhere to stay and if Ricky ever winds you up too much you can go there into solitary confinement.
   Well done, Nick

4. PS At least you have made a friend. I f you vere get lonely you can pop over and chat to him

5. That’s nice that there was such a good turnout. 🙂

   1. Thank you, Mike. That’s a very good (and happy) point.

6. Some of the people in the photos look more genki than Japan’s ministers of government! Wonder if they would consider going into politics.
   Nick could you pop across and ask them pleeeeease????????

7. Hi Nick,

   First time for me to respond to one of your posts – but this one is a must. Do you know the far side cartoons? Sounds like you’ve just added another sketch. I’m the one who always attract the weirdos sitting down next to me on the plane. Interesting post.

   1. I can imagine it now, “Having never experienced someone so weird, the Japanese mental patients gather around the foreigner.” 😛

      1. “Having never experienced someone so weird, the Japanese mental patients gather around the foreigner.”
         I wanted to roll on the floor laughing after reading that!

         This reminds me of a flat that I lived in for awhile in Kanagawa. On the route from the flat to the train there was a mental institution of some sort. And after a bizarre incident on the train I have the feeling that some of the patients were allowed to come and go as they pleased.

         An obviously mental challenged man keep bothering a Japanese lady asking her if she was ok (with no regard for proximity). This started on the train platform and then carried on inside of the train. No one was doing anything about it so I went over there and said “She’s fine!” in Japanese and he went scurrying off to the other side of the train.

         I guess it is easier as an outsider to stand up for someone.
         Interestingly Rich Pav of HerroFlomJapan had a similar experience: http://www.herroflomjapan.com/2006/10/05/this-is-what-a-chican-looks-like/

8. I realize I’m probably boarding the Japan Bashing Express Train with this, but I have to ask, how batsh!t crazy does one actually have to be to land themselves in a looney bin here? I mean with all the nutters I see daily riding the subways and trains I figure you have to be pretty far gone to be institutionalized.

   1. They probably have to admit themselves into hospital. 😕

9. I mean with all the nutters I see daily riding the subways and trains I figure you have to be pretty far gone to be institutionalized.

   LOL!!!! That’s hilarious

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